Catalogue
Modern World Coins
Machine-struck national coinage from the nineteenth century onwards.
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Cleveland Museum of Art
modern coins
Pound: Elizabeth I (obverse); Crowned Shield of Arms (Cleveland Museum of Art 1969.185)
1595–98
For a long time all Elizabethan gold was considered as one series, but now it is divided into three, in accordance with who was in charge of the Tower mint and in accordance with the sequence of initial marks. On the reverse the initial mark is a key and can be seen just before the start of the inscription. On the o…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexius Friedrich Christian, 24 Mariengroschen, 1796
1796
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned bear with collar, walking to the left on a city wall with a gate. Reverse: value indication in four lines, beneath which the date. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0899A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (meta…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Principality of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, Dominicus-Konstantin, 3 kreuzer, 1800
1800
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms. Reverse: value indication in two lines, below which date. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1151; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm x weight 1.17 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Principality of Orange, double, Frederick Henry, 1625-1647
1625 - 1647
Copper coin. Obverse: portrait of the prince facing right. Reverse: coat of arms, consisting of three fleurs-de-lis in two lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3442; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.1 cm x wei…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Principality of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Philipp Reinhard I, 3 kreuzer, 1612
1612
Silver coin. Obverse: composite coat of arms on decoration. Reverse: double-headed eagle with imperial orb on its breast, containing value indication: 3. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1086; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measuremen…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Privately Issued 10 Cents Coin from Cincinnati in the United States of America, (1862-1863)
1862 - 1863
Privately issued coin, an encased postage stamp, held in a copper-nickel frame. Obverse: under a transparent thin layer of plastic, an American postage stamp of 10 cents, green with portrait of George Washington [?]. Reverse: as legend at the top, company name: Ellis Mc Alpine & Co and at the bottom state [location]…
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Museums Victoria / Photographer: Taryn Ellis
modern coins
Proof coin, 50 cents, British East Africa, 1954
1954 AD
Proof 50 Cents, Issued by, East African Currency Board, British Colony of Kenya (British East Africa), 1954 Minted by Royal Mint, London This coin was also used in Uganda and Tanganyka Obverse: Crowned bust of the Queen facing right, around, QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND; artist's initials, CT, incuse on bust truncatio…
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Jobel via Wikimedia Commons
modern coins
Prussia 3 Mark, Wilhelm II
1908-1914
The Prussia 3 Mark of Wilhelm II is a subsidiary silver coin struck between 1908 and 1914 for the Kingdom of Prussia within the monetary system of the German Empire. Struck to imperial standards, the piece served as legal tender up to 20 marks within the gold standard and was valid for circulation across all imperia…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia-Brandenburg, King Friedrich II, groschen, 1783
1783
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned monogram of the king between year. Reverse: above two crossed branches, value indication in three lines, below which letter A. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0159; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworki…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia-Brandenburg, King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, Silbergroschen, 1851
1851
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Reverse: value indication in three lines, below which the year. Below that letter A. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0197; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements d…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia-Brandenburg, King Friedrich Wilhelm, 1/4 ducat, 1714
1714
Gold coin. Obverse: bust of the king facing right. Reverse: a coat of arms in the centre of an eight-pointed, crowned star. Year lower right. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0149; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, 2 Taler, 1846 A
1846
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, letter A. Reverse: beneath a crowned mantle of arms, a composite coat of arms encircled by the collar and badge of an order of knighthood. On the left in legend, value designation: 2 Thaler, on the right: 3½ Gulden, and year at the bottom. Edge lettering…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, Siegesthaler, 1866 A
1866
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king with laurel wreath facing right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle collared with the chain and jewel of an order of knighthood, holding a sceptre and orb in its talons. Value indication "EIN VEREINSTHALER" in legend with date at the bottom. Edge lette…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm IV, Vereinsthaler, 1860 A
1860
Silver coin. Obverse: head of the king facing right. Below it, the letter A. Reverse: crowned single-headed eagle collared with the chain and jewel of an order of knighthood, holding a sceptre and orb in its talons. Value indication in legend with date at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Prussia, Wilhelm I, Krönungstaler, 1861
1861
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned busts of the King and the Queen facing right. Reverse: between four crowns arranged in a cross, within which are letters, a crowned single-headed eagle holding a sceptre and orb in its talons. Value designation and date in legend at the bottom. Edge lettering. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Pudukkottai, India, Vijaya Raghunatha Tondaiman I, 1730-1767, cash
1730 - 1767
Copper coin. Obverse: seated Brihadamba facing. Reverse: name of the ruler in Telugu script in two lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3856; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.1 cm x weight 1.25 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Qirat or dirham from Tunisia or Morocco
1100 - 1200
Silver coin. Obverse: five-line inscription in Arabic script. Reverse: five-line inscription in Arabic script. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5072A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.2 cm x weight 0.97 g.
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![Qirsh from Egypt of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, regnal year 10 [= 1884]](/__l5e/assets-v1/74f1af14-904b-4a72-aefc-9400a7aa6f54/rk-kog-mp-1-5056-qirsh-uit-egypte-van-de-ottomaanse-sultan-abd.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Qirsh from Egypt of the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, regnal year 10 [= 1884]
1884
Silver coin. Obverse: between two tied holders from which branches emerge, above which are seven stars, tughra with a twig with leaves to its right. Below the tughra in two lines, value indication: 1 qirsh. Below the bow, the letter: W [= engraver Weigand]. Reverse: within two tied branches, above which are three st…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter crown, emergency coin from Batavia of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
1645
Silver emergency coin. Obverse: downward-pointing sword with laurel wreath. Year in legend. Reverse: monogram of the VOC, above which value indication 12 st. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4685; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalwork…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter daalder, emergency coin from Alkmaar, struck during the siege
1573
Pewter emergency coin. Obverse: between 7 3 a castle. Reverse: smooth. Forgery, later work. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2332; its record gives material recorded as tin (metal); technique casting; measurements diameter 2.5 cm x weight 6.45 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter daalder, emergency coin from Deventer, produced during the siege from the city council's silver to pay the war costs
1672-06-21
Lozenge-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: two punches: large circular punch: crowned eagle; beneath it: rectangular punch with date. Reverse: seated figure in a horseless chariot holds a branch against the body in her left hand and an open book in her raised right hand with a depiction of a radiant sun on the left pag…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter daalder, emergency coin from Zierikzee, struck during the siege
1575-11-23
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin of a quarter daalder from the siege of Zierikzee. Obverse: three stamps one above the other; from bottom to top: State coat of arms: coat of arms within oval beaded border; city coat of arms: coat of arms in cartouche within beaded border; year in cartouche. Reverse: blank. The…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter daalder; double real of eight of the United Amsterdam Company, 1601
1601
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms of Holland between value indication, above which is the year. Reverse: coat of arms of Amsterdam held by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4390; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measu…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter florin of Friesland, 1684
1684
Silver coin. Obverse: nobleman with cap facing right, between value indication. In his right hand, a sword. Year in inscription. Reverse: crowned coat of arms of Friesland on a short flowered cross. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2034; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal);…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter guilder; paper emergency coin from Leiden, struck during the siege
1573-12-24 - 1574-01-25
Paper coin. Obverse: lion with raised sword above head in right paw and city coat of arms in left paw within legend; between legs of lion: countermark: small lion. Reverse: inscription within laurel wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-87; its record gives material recorded as paper; tech…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter mohar from Nepal of Ranajit Malla of Bhatgaon, 842 [= 1722]
1722
Silver coin. Obverse: within an octagon composed of two squares, a stupa, surrounded by characters in Devanagari script. Date in Nepalese numerals: 842. Reverse: figure, with a radiant sun to its upper left. The rest of the field is filled with characters in Devanagari script. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam…
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![Quarter mohur from Burma of Mindon Min, 1228 [=1866]](/__l5e/assets-v1/6ca0b4ac-4f20-4232-a091-728bd8de30e0/rk-kog-mp-1-4130a-kwart-mohur-uit-birma-van-mindon-min-1228-1866.jpg)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter mohur from Burma of Mindon Min, 1228 [=1866]
1866
Gold coin. Obverse: a Burmese lion. Below it the year: 1228. Reverse: denomination in one line between two tied branches. Milled edge. Note: planchet damaged due to removed mount. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4130A; its record gives material recorded as gold (metal); technique striking (…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter real struck by the VOC in Batavia
1645
Obverse: sword, hung with a laurel wreath, pointing upwards within a legend. Reverse: value indication above VOC monogram within a decorative border. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-747; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements dia…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter reichsthaler coin for the first centenary of the delivery of the Augsburg Confession at the Diet
1630
Obverse: bust of a man with a sword above a coat of arms within a legend. Reverse: bust of a man within a legend interrupted by four coats of arms. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-691; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diame…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter stuiver of Deventer, 1517
1517
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Deventer. Reverse: long decorated cross patée with the letters D, A, V, and E in the angles. Date in legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1938; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diam…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter stuiver or oord, emergency coin of the city of Leiden with Saint Catherine, 1573
1573
Copper emergency coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the city, above which 1573. Legend: Gedenct den armen. Reverse: crowned wheel of Saint Catherine. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2333; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diame…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter Stuiver; Emergency Coin from Batavia of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)
1644
Copper coin. Obverse: sword pointing upward within inscription. Reverse: value designation above VOC monogram. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-744; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 3.47 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter taler from the Bishopric of Strasbourg, in the name of Charles of Lorraine (1592-1608)
1593 - 1607
Silver coin. Obverse: portrait facing left. Reverse: composite coat of arms, topped with an episcopal hat. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1270; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3 cm x weight 8.91 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter taler from the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach of Johann Casimir and Johann Ernst, 1614
1614
Silver coin. Obverse: landgraves in armour facing each other. Globus cruciger above. Reverse: within a ring of coats of arms between date 16 14, knight with helmet, on which crest, on horseback to the left holding a banner in right hand. A coat of arms above 16 and 14. Later pierced hole in flan. The Rijksmuseum, Am…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter Taler from the Free Hanseatic City of Lübeck, 1588, in the name of Emperor Rudolf II
1588
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned double-headed eagle with the imperial orb on its breast. Reverse: saint with the lamb, below which coat of arms of the city. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1003; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measureme…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter taler; one unit, emergency coin from Frankenthal, struck during the siege by Verdugo
1623
Uniface, diamond-shaped emergency coin. Obverse: two stamps; top: cornerstone between year above letter F within legend; bottom: counterstamped: digit 1. Reverse: blank. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-4-263; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworkin…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarter thaler from Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg of Johann Philip I
1608
Silver coin. Obverse: two busts facing each other within three coats of arms. Reverse: two busts facing each other within four coats of arms arranged in a cross, above which the date. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0860A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique stri…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Quarto from Gibraltar, 1810
1810
Copper private token. Obverse: seated lion facing left, in right paw a key. Reverse: castle, below which the year. Value indication in inscription. Smooth edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-2940; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); mea…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Queen Victoria, English, in the name of the English East India Company (EIC), Straits Settlements, 1/4 cent, 1845
1845
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned head of Queen Victoria facing left. Reverse: between two tied branches, value designation in two lines: 1/4 cent. As legend: East India Company with the date at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4076; its record gives material recorded as…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Queen Victoria, English, in the name of the English East India Company (EIC), Straits Settlements, ½ cent, 1845
1845
Copper coin. Obverse: crowned head of Queen Victoria facing left. Reverse: between two tied branches, in two lines, value indication: 'half cent'. Legend: 'East India Company' with year at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4075; its record gives material recorded as co…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Rappe from the Canton of Vaud, 1807
1807
Silver coin. Obverse: coat of arms between two branches. Reverse: within two tied branches, denomination indication in two lines: 1 rappe, below which is the year. Cable edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1428; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (met…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Rappen from the Canton of Schwyz, 1846
1846
Copper coin. Obverse: decorated coat of arms within two branches. Reverse: within baroque decoration, value indication in two lines, below which is the year. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1397; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalwork…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Real from Aragon in the name of Charles V and Joanna
1520
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned coat of arms within legend. Reverse: heads of four Moors in four fields within legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-107; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.6 cm x weight 2.51 g.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Real from Bolivia of Ferdinand VI, 1759
1759
Silver coin struck on a rough flan. Obverse: within a quatrefoil, an equilateral cross potent with a castle and a lion alternating in the angles. Reverse: between two columns rising from the sea, adorned with decoration, in three lines value indication: I, inscription and date: 759. Between them twice the mint mark:…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Real from Peru of Charles III, 1770
1770
Silver coin. Obverse: crowned Spanish coat of arms between value indication "R I". Reverse: between two crowned pillars rising from the sea, two globes surmounted by a crown. Year at the bottom. To the left of it, mint mark indication: "LM" [= Lima]. Flowered edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KO…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Real from Peru of Philip V, 1707
1707
Silver coin from a rough flan. Obverse: within a quatrefoil, an equilateral cross crosslet with alternatingly a castle and a lion in the angles. Reverse: between two columns rising from the sea, topped with decoration, in three lines: value designation: I, inscription, and year: 707. In between, twice mint mark: LM…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Real of Curaçao, 1821
1821
Silver coin. Obverse: crossed caduceus and ear of corn. Above, country indication. Year at the bottom. Reverse: in a wreath of two tied branches, value indication in two lines. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5264; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (me…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
modern coins
Real of the United Amsterdam Company, 1601
1601
Silver coin. Obverse: between value indication, crowned coat of arms of Holland, above which the year. Reverse: coat of arms of Amsterdam supported by two lions. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-4391; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); me…
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